Detroit Free Press · May 15, 2018
Pistons mailbag: What to do if keep, lose first-round pick?
Less than three percent.
That’s the chance the Pistons have of hitting the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday night. They’ll need to have more luck than anything else to move up. After a 39-43 record, the Pistons earned the No. 12 pick in the first round of the draft.
As part the trade for Blake Griffin, the Pistons will send the pick to the Los Angeles Clippers unless they move into the top three — and there’s a small chance of that. There’s no other good-luck charm; there’s only that small-percentage chance of moving up and keeping the selection.